Help make outings special: Personal Assistant needed in Hexham Area - 14.67ph

UKCIL Ltd.; Hexham; Presencial; GBP 17.000 - 24.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

UKCIL Ltd. in the Hexham area is seeking a caring Personal Assistant to support a young girl, sharing a package with another worker.

You will assist with personal care, mobility, medication administration and accompany her on a range of activities at home and in the community, including library visits and museum trips. Candidates must have a valid car and driving own vehicle, a patient, respectful approach, safeguarding awareness and good hand hygiene.

Formación

• Car driver with own vehicle required.
• Patient, attentive and respectful approach.
• Understanding of safeguarding and good hand hygiene.
• Willingness to follow care arrangements and guidelines.

Responsabilidades

• Personal care and support to remain independent.
• Mobility assistance and moving & handling as needed.
• Safe administration of medication as directed.
• Escort to social and leisure activities and community visits.

Conocimientos

Car driver

Patient approach

Safeguarding awareness

Hand hygiene

Moving & Handling

Descripción del empleo

Help make outings special: Personal Assistant needed in Hexham Area - 14.67ph

From library visits and hot chocolate to colouring, puzzles and museum trips, could you help a young girl enjoy the activities she loves? A family in Hexham is looking for a caring, reliable Personal Assistant to join an existing worker in a shared support role. This is an employed position, not self-employed.

• Pay: £14.67 per hour.
• Weekend hours: one 4-hour session twice per month.
• School holiday hours: 5 hours per week on weekdays during the 13 weeks of school holidays.
• Days and times: to be agreed with the employer.
• Shared role: one additional worker is needed for the remaining half of the package. Ideally, both workers will provide cover for each other’s sickness and annual leave.
• Essential: a car driver with their own vehicle.

She is quiet, laid-back and easy-going, and enjoys returning to favourite books, visiting the Abbey Museum and occasionally going to soft play or bowling. School holiday outings may include the cinema, National Trust places, Seven Stories or the Centre for Life. Supporting meetups with a school friend is also an important part of helping her develop social connections. She has a rare genetic condition affecting her learning, mobility and health, and uses a wheelchair for getting around.

Support includes personal care to keep her clean and dry, moving and handling, and safe administration of medication.

She uses oxygen at night only; a small oxygen cylinder must accompany her on outings outside Hexham.

You will need a patient, attentive approach, respect for her pace and preferences, and an understanding of safeguarding and hand hygiene. You should be willing to follow the Essential PA Guide and her agreed care arrangements.

Key Responsibilities

Services

• Personal Care
• Social + Leisure activities
• Support to remain independent

Training

• Essential PA Guide
• Safeguarding Adults/Children
• Moving & Handling
• Hand hygiene

Medical

• Safe Administration of Medication